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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
ROME – Mary is a mother who helps Christians grow, face the difficulties of life and use their freedom to make lasting commitments, Pope Francis said. Marking Catholics’ traditional celebration of May as the month of Mary, Pope Francis led the recitation of the rosary May 4 at the Basilica of St. Mary Major. After […]
National
By Joseph Austin Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – At the end of a process that has taken her 15 years to complete, world-renowned Rwandan genocide survivor and peace advocate Immaculee Ilibagiza became an American citizen the morning of April 17 in New York City. “I was completely in tears,” she told Catholic News Service in a phone interview April 18. “To […]
Global
By Anto Akkara Catholic News Service
THRISSUR, India – The Delhi high court asked the Indian government to exempt Christians from working on Good Friday and Easter, after the Ministry of Finance made the two days mandatory work days. India’s financial year runs from April to March; Good Friday, March 29, and Easter, March 31, fall at the end of this […]
National
By John Mulderig Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Rich in secrecy and suspense – and endowed with the potential to alter history – the conclave process by which popes have been elected since the 13th century has obvious dramatic appeal. So it’s no surprise that conclaves have occasionally been portrayed on screen. Some depictions have involved real-life elections, others fictional […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI, who began his papacy describing himself as a “humble servant in the Lord’s vineyard,” described his retirement as a time of being a “simple pilgrim, who begins the last stage of his pilgrimage on this earth.” The 85-year-old pope arrived in Castel Gandolfo Feb. 28 about two-and-a-half hours […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI, who has dedicated much of his pontificate to shaping the church’s understanding of the Second Vatican Council, devoted one of his last public addresses to the subject, recalling his experiences as an expert consultant at Vatican II, praising some of its major documents and lamenting widespread distortions of its […]
National
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The latest round of proposed federal rules covering religious institutions that want an exemption from the requirement to provide contraceptive coverage in health insurance make it clear that there’s no inclination at the Department of Health and Human Services to accommodate for-profit secular corporations the same way as nonprofit religious institutions. For-profit secular […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
ROME – In his first month on Twitter, Pope Benedict XVI sent two dozen mini-messages in nine languages, generating more than 270,000 comments and responses from other Twitter users, according to a study conducted by an Italian Jesuit magazine and an Italian new-media consulting firm. While some of the comments were harsh and even obscene, […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – As momentum builds to implement new limits on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips, the Catholic bishops of the United States remain focused on seeking “reasonable restrictions” on gun ownership without infringing upon Second Amendment rights. “The bishops continue to support measures that control the sale and use of firearms and continue to […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Christmas in St. Peter’s Square this year has a particularly southern Italian flavor with a towering tree from the Molise region and a Nativity scene donated by the Basilicata region. Jesus, Mary and Joseph will be nestled in an artistic re-creation of the picturesque rocky setting of Matera’s famed “sassi” – a […]
